GolVolt — Al Ahli vs Al Ettifaq: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Player in form

Ivan Toney: 9 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals9 xG7.89

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 7.9).

Last time

Last meeting, 28 January 2026: Al Ahli – Al Ettifaq 4:0

WLDW

Ivan Toney: 3 goals.

Table

3 points apart in the table

6.Al Ahli21 pts 7.Al Ettifaq18 pts

Al Ahli: place 6, 21 pts · Al Ettifaq: place 7, 18 pts.

Streak

Al Ahli have scored in 7 matches in a row

WLWWWWL

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 22 goals in those matches.

Attack

Al Ahli score 3.0 goals per match

Al Ahli3.0 Al Ettifaq1.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Al Ettifaq score 1.8.

Player in form

Bersant Celina: 3 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals3 xG1.82

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 1.8).

Players to watch

Pro League, this season.

Ivan Toney

Al Ahli · forward

13goals 2assists 8.02avg rating

Last match, Al Khaleej: 2 goals and 1 assist, rating 9.3.

Álvaro Medrán

Al Ettifaq · midfielder

2goals 3assists 7.54avg rating

Last match, Al Khaleej: rating 7.6.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Al Ahli at home and Al Ettifaq away, as in this match.

Al Ahli

at home · 10

10W0D0L3.6scored per match0.5conceded per match

Al Ettifaq

away · 10

6W2D2L1.8scored per match0.7conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 28 Jan 2026 · Pro League Al Ahli 4:0 Al Ettifaq Toney 17', 27' (k), 83' (k) · Atangana 64'

2wins

1 draw2.8 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 4

1wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Al Ahli (4-2-3-1, last: Al Shabab) · Al Ettifaq (4-2-3-1, last: Al Kholood).

ASAl-Sanbi SBBalobaid RIIbañez RHHamed MAAbdulrahman VEEdoa ABBondarenko MGGonçalves ZJAl-Johani FTTrincão FBAl-Buraikan MRRodák MOAl-Olayan JHHendry PHHenrique AKKhateeb ODDuda YSAl-Shammari KGAl-Ghannam BCCelina ZGAl-Ghamdi MDDembélé

Al AhliAl Ettifaq

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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